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11:10 AM ET, April 29, 2009

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People.com:
Mel Gibson Steps Out with New Girlfriend  —  Mel Gibson and Oksana Grigorieva  —  More than two weeks after his wife filed for divorce, a smiling Mel Gibson made a rare public appearance with his girlfriend Tuesday night at the L.A. industry screening for X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
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Hellomagazine.com:
Mel Gibson introduces Russian girlfriend at ‘Wolverine’ premiere  —  Weeks ago, when Hollywood was shaken by the revelation that Mel Gibson's wife of 28 years Robyn was planning to divorce the actor, reports emerged of the Braveheart star's involvement with Russian singer Oksana Grigorieva.
Discussion: X17 Online, INF Daily and L.A. Rag Mag
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Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Sarah Jessica Parker, Matthew Broderick Expecting Twins!  —  Split, shmit!  Instead of going their separate ways, as has been whispered and denied for weeks, Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick are pooling their assets yet again.  —  The couple are expecting twin daughters via a surrogate mother, E! News confirmed Tuesday.
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:   Sarah Jessica Parker & Matthew Broderick having twins via surrogate
Lynn Elber / Associated Press:   Parker, Broderick expecting twins by surrogate
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Jon and Kate Plus 8 Dad Caught With Other Woman  —  The new issue of Us Weekly has shocking, exclusive pictures of the Jon & Kate Plus 8 dad leaving a club at 2 a.m. - with a mystery woman and without his wedding band  —  The dad of 8 — kids are twins Madelyn and Cara, 8, and 5-year-old sextuplets …
Ken Lee / People.com:
Sam Lutfi Ordered to Stay Away from Britney for Three Years  —  It's official: Sam Lutfi is a threat to Britney Spears.  —  Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Aviva Bobb issued a three-year restraining order against the singer's former manager on Tuesday.  —  Jon Eardley, a lawyer …
Discussion: TFL Scandalist and iVillage
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Perez Hilton:
Osama Lutfi Ordered To Stay Away From Brit Brit Until 2012!  —  The pink wig will never make a comeback now!  —  A Los Angeles Superior Court judge has slapped Osama Lutfi with a three year restraining order from Britney Spears!!!!  —  It all went down on Tuesday afternoon afternoon …
Discussion: omg!
Access Hollywood:   Judge Grants Restraining Order Against Sam Lutfi, Attorney Jon Eardley
Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Britney Spears' Former Manager Forced to Stay Away for Three Years
Discussion: CelebWarship
Extra:
Penn Files Again  —  Back in 2007, Sean Penn filed for divorce from wife Robin Wright Penn, then they decided to give it another go, but it seems that it hasn't worked out, as Sean just filed for legal separation, “Extra” has exclusively learned.  The two have been married since 1996 and have two teenage children.
Ken Baker / E! Online:
Lane Garrison Gets His Prison Break  —  Lane Garrison is a free man.  —  E! News has learned exclusively that the 28-year-old actor was released early Wednesday morning from California Correctional Institute in rural Tehachapi, Calif.  —  The onetime Prison Break player was scheduled …
Discussion: Us Weekly, Perez Hilton and iVillage
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TMZ.com:
Lane Garrison — A Free Man
Discussion: omg!
The Huffington Post:
“Wall Street” Sequel: Michael Douglas, Oliver Stone On Board  —  LOS ANGELES — Michael Douglas and Oliver Stone are going to show us the money again with a sequel to their 1987 hit “Wall Street.”  —  According to 20th Century Fox spokesman Gregg Brilliant, Douglas is reprising his role …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, Videogum and Perez Hilton
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Nicole Sperling / EW.com:
‘Wall Street 2’: Oliver Stone, Michael Douglas to return for sequel …
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Simon Cowell: “Secretly in Love” With Paula Abdul  —  Simon Cowell can't make up his mind about fellow American Idol judge Paula Abdul.  —  “Paula's frustrating, she's annoying and I can't understand half of what she's talking about — but there's incredible comfort between us,” he tells TV Guide (on stands April 30).
Discussion: Fan Fare
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People.com:
Christina Applegate: My Beau Helps Me Feel Beautiful  —  She has an “angel” of a boyfriend, Dutch bass player Martyn Lenoble, “who loves me from head to toe.”  She has a cozy Malibu beach house that she calls “the best thing I've ever done for myself.”  And, after a very public battle …
TMZ.com:
Tupac Is Alive!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  —  TMZ has obtained photographic evidence that Tupac Shakur is alive and well and drinking Hand Grenades in New Orleans — unless we're terribly mistaken.  —  13 years after he was shot and “killed” in Las Vegas ... a man appearing to be 2pac was spotted in a bar on Bourbon Street last weekend.
Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
PETA Discourages Octo-Mom From Buying a Pet  —  Octo-Mom Nadya Suleman is thinking about buying a pet, but PETA doesn't think a new member of the family is such a good idea for the mother of 14 children.  —  “In today's uncertain economy — and with all the demands that come with raising 14 children …
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Farrah Takes Sudden Turn For The Worse  —  Battling cancer with all her fighting spirit, Farrah Fawcett has suddenly taken a turn for the worse, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively.  —  The 62-year-old “Charlie Angels” star recently was spending time at long …
Discussion: AceShowBiz.com and Gabby Babble
 
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Michael Fleming / Variety:
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Sandy Cohen / Associated Press:
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Extra:
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Kathy Ehrich Dowd / People.com:
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie Cause Buzz in Long Island Town
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Perez Hilton:
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PopEater:
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Hollie McKay / Fox News:
Exclusive: Hugh Hefner Wants the ‘Love of His Life’ …
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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
The NYT added 210,000 digital subscribers in Q1, for 10.5M subscribers in total, up 8% YoY, and ad revenue fell 2.4% YoY to $103.7M; the OpenAI lawsuit cost $1M

Austin Fuller / Current:
NPR CEO Katherine Maher will not attend a US House committee hearing on May 8 looking at alleged NPR bias due to a schedule conflict, but offers to appear later

Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
A historical look at Pulitzer winners shows the decline of local and regional newspapers and the growth in online news outlets, especially at the local level

 
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